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Description: Published by the Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, in 1867. This maps with some corrections, 1869. Lettering by Lahanier.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Thre. Dornick' after 'Depot de la Marine'. Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine (1720 - present), often called the Depot de Marine, was a French hydrographic mapping organization founded in 1720. Much like the U.S. Coast Survey, the British Admiralty, and the Spanish Deposito Hydrografico, the Depot was initiated as a storehouse and distribution center of existing nautical and marine charts. Eventually the Depot initiated its on mapping activities in an attempt to improve and expand upon existing material. Some of the well known hydrograhers / cartographers in the development of Depot were Jacques Nicholas Bellin and Riobert Bonne.
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Subject: Antique print, titled: ''Mer Mediterranee. Egypte. Port D''Alexandrie.'' - A coastal chart of the Egypt, around Alexandria. With detailed depth soundings, indicating towns along the coast, and the Alexandria lighthouse with a coloured dot.
Condition: Good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. A dampstain in the lower left and right margin corners. Some foxing in the top half of the image area. Minimal stains in the margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 98.7 x 67.1 cm. The image size is ca. 90.3 x 61.7 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 38.9 x 26.4 inch. The image size is ca. 35.6 x 24.3 inch.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid paper.
Location: GK-177
SKU: TPC 64370.1
Section: TPC-SEA CHARTS
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